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[Mod. Lat., dim in. from testa (q. v.).] Zool . & Palæont .: A genus of Limacide (q. v.), with three recent species, from the south of Europe, the Canary Isles, and Britain. Shell small and ear-shaped, placed at hinder extremity of the body, which is elongated, broadest behind, tapering toward the head. The species are subterranean in habit, feeding on earthworms, and visiting the surface only at night. During the winter and in long periods of drought they form a sort of cocoon in the ground by the exudation of mucous; if this be broken away the animal may be seen in its thin, opaque, white mantle, which rapidly contracts till it extends but a little way beyond the margin of the shell. Fo il species two, from Tertiary strata. 8. těs-tā-çe-og-ra-phỹ, těs-tā-çě-01-ô-ġỹ, [Mod. Lat. testacea , and Gr. graphoto write, or logos a word, a discourse.] The science of testaceous mollusks; conchology. těs-tā-çě-oŭs (or çeous as shŭs), a. [TESTACEA.] I. Ord. Lang.: Pertaining to shells; consisting of a hard shell; having a hard continuous shell. II. Bot . & Entom .: Brownish-yellow, the color of unglazed earthenware. boil, boy; pout, jowl; cat, çell, chorus, chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; testation Pharm.: Medicines or powders prepared from the shells of testaceous animals. těst-a-çỹ, s. [Eng. testa ( te ); -cy.] Law : The state or condition of being testate, or of leaving a valid testament or will at death.